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The monologue showcase 50 in 50: Letters to Our Daughters features an all-star cast of familiar names and faces from stage and screen, including Tony award-winning Broadway star LaChanze, actress Pauletta Pearson Washington, original Hamilton cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones, and actress and comedienne Phyllis Yvonne Stickney who bring to life letters written by 50 women of color about their hopes, dreams, regrets and fears for their daughters.

The decision to leave Belltown was not made easily. The theater's board and directors knew that giving up their own space to become a nomadic theater was a risk that would come with many challenges, but the cost of occupying the Belltown space was rapidly increasing to more than the income from a 50-seat theater could sustain. Theater Schmeater's Board President Rachel Sorrels notes that Because we value our artists and the art we put on the stage above everything else, we are willing to take that risk and face those challenges. Acting artistic director Andrew Shanks calls this a time of change and renewal for us as a company.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents The Tetzlaff Trio performing Schumann's consummate "Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63," paired with Dvorak's remarkable masterpiece "Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65," on Friday, April 26, 2019, 7:30 pm, at The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater.

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents The Tetzlaff Trio performing Schumann's consummate Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63, paired with Dvo k's remarkable masterpiece Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, on Friday, April 26, 2019, 7:30 pm, at The Wallis' Bram Goldsmith Theater. The trio, featuring siblings Christian Tetzlaff, violin, and Tanja Tetzlaff, cello, and Lars Vogt, piano, are touring North America for the first time in three years. They bring polish and passion to every performance, according to the New York Times. A free pre-concert Prelude at 6:30 pm, which includes a complimentary glass of wine provided by The Henry Wine Group, features Classical KUSC's Brian Lauritzen in conversation about the evening's program with the artists. This concert is made possible with generous support from Wendy and Ken Ruby.

Letters to the President, the multi-composer song cycle, reimagines letters written to Presidents throughout our United States history. Each song is inspired by an individual letter and written by a different composer or writing team.

Twelve months ago, Karen Gibson was travelling around London giving workshops in gospel music, when she received a phone call which was to change her life - and the lives of her closest friends, the members of The Kingdom Choir.

Penelope Skinner's monologue arrives at Soho Theatre, after a successful stint in Edinburgh. It's a piece that packs the subtlest of punches, as it gently reveals what's currently going on in the ever-growing community of unhappy men.

In celebration of International Women's Day, Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Rachael Sage has released the acoustic version of her longtime fan favorite “Sistersong” along with a fan-sourced video for her song “Spark” via Popmatters. Both songs appear on her forthcoming album PseudoMyopia, out March 22 via MPress Records/ILS/Universal.

GRAMMY Award winning artist Patty Griffin has officially announced today's release of her eagerly awaited new album. The acclaimed singer's 10th studio recording and first-ever eponymous LP, PATTY GRIFFIN is available everywhere now on her own PGM Recordings label via Thirty Tigers.

Continuing the blazing trail set by 2015's acclaimed Modern Blues and 2017's top ten-reaching double album Out Of All This Blue, on May 24th The Waterboys will release their new album Where The Action Is, via Cooking Vinyl.

Escape to a small imaginary Greek island this Spring and soak up the legendary music of ABBA in all its glory! Seattle Musical Theatre presents Mamma Mia! This Award-winning musical ran on Broadway for over 14 years and earned its place as the longest running jukebox musical. "Dancing Queen", "Super Trouper," "SOS" and "Take a Chance on Me" are just a few of the iconic songs that work to weave together this charming tale of what it means to be a family.

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) today announced that the company has been awarded both a $30,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a $15,000 Civic Practice Grant from OPERA America's Opera Fund for fiscal year 2019. The Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts supports the production and programming of Jake Heggie's "Moby-Dick," which will make its Chicago premiere at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph) Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. Art Works, the Arts Endowment's principal grantmaking program, received 1,605 applications for this round of grantmaking, and awarded 972 grants in this category.

New York Live Arts (Live Arts) to present the New York premiere of Netta Yerushalmy's Paramodernities, March 14-17, 2019, having commissioned the work as part of the Live Feed Residency Program. The complete six-part encyclopedic series is a multidisciplinary work that weaves theory and performance into a four-hour-long hybrid event. Yerushalmy and a cast of 20 dancers and scholars, ranging in age from 20 to 68, perform deconstructed installments of Nijinsky's “Sacre” (1913), Graham's “Night Journey” (1947), Ailey's “Revelations” (1960), a mix of Cunningham works “Rainforest,” “Sounddance”, “Points in Space”, “Beach Birds”,  and “Ocean” (1968-1990), dance numbers from the 1969 Fosse's film “Sweet Charity”, and a response to Balanchine's “Agon” (1957) that includes none of the original choreography.

The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus LIVE!, featuring Ryan Drummond, is a one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray.

Local Theater Company (Local) is pleased to announce initial casting for Local Lab, Boulder, Co's premiere festival of new American plays. Now in its eighth year, Local Lab features three new plays including Flame Broiled. or the ugly play by Rodney Hicks (original cast of Rent and Come from Away on Broadway), Orange Crush by Daniel Goldstein (presented in partnership with Roundabout Theatre Company) and Discount Ghost Stories, a new musical by Alexander Sage Oyen and Jessica Kahkoska.

Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, located on the campus of California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), presents a treat for film and music lovers on Friday, March 15th at 8pm as renowned jazz drummer Antonio Sanchez performs his dynamic score to a screening of writer and director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarittu's film BiRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014).

As winter begins to wind down, that means it's time to get ready for the official kickoff to summer- the 12th annual Soundset Festival. Today, Rhymesayers Entertainment and Rose Presents unveil the lineup for Soundset 2019. On Sunday May 26, 2019, the preeminent Midwest music and lifestyle experience will take over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on the Midway.

Exiled to the forest of Arden, the residents of the forest learn about love, folly, and themselves.

Fly The Flag is a major new project marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In a unique collaboration, a wide-ranging group of arts organisations and human rights charities commissioned Ai Weiwei to design a new flag in response to the real and present dangers of a world changing at break-neck speed, to offer hope and to educate generations to come about the absolute importance of universal human rights.

GRAMMY® Award winning artist Patty Griffin has announced today's premiere of 'Hourglass,' the latest song to be unveiled from her eagerly awaited new album. The acclaimed singer's 10th studio recording and first-ever eponymous LP, PATTY GRIFFIN arrives Friday, March 8 on her own PGM Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The song's arrival was heralded last week with its premiere via Garden & Gun.